The Rebel Bandits of Tangestan

by Willem Floor

The hinterland of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf-Tangestan, Borazjan, Dashti, and other districts-was populated by a disparate and poor people, who were at constant war with each other. It was not only neighbors who fought and preyed on each other, but also close family members, and even fathers and sons. The traditional chiefs were heavily engaged in smuggling, in rustling cattle and sheep, in raiding villages and caravans, and in land grabs. They...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949445267
• ISBN13: 9781949445268
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Mage Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"